**(b)**Lessee
shall have complete and absolute “operational control” of the Aircraft and shall maintain “possession, command and control” of the Aircraft (as determined by the Internal Revenue Service) during the Lease Operations.
“**Operational control**” as defined in 14 C.F.R. Section 1.1 and for the purpose of this Agreement, with respect to a flight, means the exercise of authority over initiating, conducting or terminating a flight, and for the
purposes of this Agreement shall include, without limitation, Lessee, (i) at Lessee’s sole expense, locating and retaining (either through direct employment or contracting with an independent contractor for flight services) a
duly-qualified flight crew (the “**Flight Crew**”), and selecting the Pilot-In-Command and (ii) being responsible for all other physical and technical aspects of operating the Aircraft, including, without limitation, flight
following, dispatch, flight planning, flight scheduling, communications, weather, weight and balance and fueling. 

 **(c)**The Aircraft shall be operated at all times in compliance with, and all Flight Crew shall be appropriately certified, rated and trained in compliance with, (i) all applicable
Federal Aviation Regulations (**“FARs”**) and (ii) the terms and conditions of any and all insurance policies described in **Section 12**. 

 **(d)**The Aircraft shall not be operated in any geographic location excluded from coverage under the insurance policies described in
**Section 12**. 

 **(e)**The Aircraft shall not be used for any
illegal purpose or in any manner that could subject the Aircraft to confiscation.